EP0956078A1 - Expandable lumen device and method of use - Google Patents
Expandable lumen device and method of useInfo
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- EP0956078A1 EP0956078A1 EP98953966A EP98953966A EP0956078A1 EP 0956078 A1 EP0956078 A1 EP 0956078A1 EP 98953966 A EP98953966 A EP 98953966A EP 98953966 A EP98953966 A EP 98953966A EP 0956078 A1 EP0956078 A1 EP 0956078A1
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- Prior art keywords
- lumen
- flexible members
- catheter
- opening
- distal portion
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61M—DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR
- A61M25/00—Catheters; Hollow probes
- A61M25/0067—Catheters; Hollow probes characterised by the distal end, e.g. tips
- A61M25/0074—Dynamic characteristics of the catheter tip, e.g. openable, closable, expandable or deformable
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
- A61B17/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets
- A61B17/22—Implements for squeezing-off ulcers or the like on the inside of inner organs of the body; Implements for scraping-out cavities of body organs, e.g. bones; Calculus removers; Calculus smashing apparatus; Apparatus for removing obstructions in blood vessels, not otherwise provided for
- A61B17/22031—Gripping instruments, e.g. forceps, for removing or smashing calculi
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
- A61B17/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets
- A61B17/22—Implements for squeezing-off ulcers or the like on the inside of inner organs of the body; Implements for scraping-out cavities of body organs, e.g. bones; Calculus removers; Calculus smashing apparatus; Apparatus for removing obstructions in blood vessels, not otherwise provided for
- A61B17/22031—Gripping instruments, e.g. forceps, for removing or smashing calculi
- A61B17/22032—Gripping instruments, e.g. forceps, for removing or smashing calculi having inflatable gripping elements
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61M—DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR
- A61M25/00—Catheters; Hollow probes
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
- A61B17/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets
- A61B17/22—Implements for squeezing-off ulcers or the like on the inside of inner organs of the body; Implements for scraping-out cavities of body organs, e.g. bones; Calculus removers; Calculus smashing apparatus; Apparatus for removing obstructions in blood vessels, not otherwise provided for
- A61B17/221—Gripping devices in the form of loops or baskets for gripping calculi or similar types of obstructions
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
- A61B17/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets
- A61B17/22—Implements for squeezing-off ulcers or the like on the inside of inner organs of the body; Implements for scraping-out cavities of body organs, e.g. bones; Calculus removers; Calculus smashing apparatus; Apparatus for removing obstructions in blood vessels, not otherwise provided for
- A61B17/221—Gripping devices in the form of loops or baskets for gripping calculi or similar types of obstructions
- A61B2017/2215—Gripping devices in the form of loops or baskets for gripping calculi or similar types of obstructions having an open distal end
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61M—DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR
- A61M25/00—Catheters; Hollow probes
- A61M25/0021—Catheters; Hollow probes characterised by the form of the tubing
- A61M25/0023—Catheters; Hollow probes characterised by the form of the tubing by the form of the lumen, e.g. cross-section, variable diameter
- A61M2025/0024—Expandable catheters or sheaths
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61M—DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR
- A61M25/00—Catheters; Hollow probes
- A61M25/10—Balloon catheters
- A61M2025/1043—Balloon catheters with special features or adapted for special applications
- A61M2025/109—Balloon catheters with special features or adapted for special applications having balloons for removing solid matters, e.g. by grasping or scraping plaque, thrombus or other matters that obstruct the flow
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61M—DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR
- A61M25/00—Catheters; Hollow probes
- A61M25/0021—Catheters; Hollow probes characterised by the form of the tubing
- A61M25/0023—Catheters; Hollow probes characterised by the form of the tubing by the form of the lumen, e.g. cross-section, variable diameter
Definitions
- various baskets such as the SEGURA basket, manufactured by the Meditech company of Watertown, Massachusetts, are used for trapping stones in the biliary and excretory tracts.
- SEGURA basket manufactured by the Meditech company of Watertown, Massachusetts
- the baskets also generally contain wire mesh that may damage the interior walls of tubular structures.
- Interventional radiologic techniques have been developed in which pharmacologic agents, such as urokinase, are used through catheter directed infusion to dissolve blood clots.
- pharmacologic agents such as urokinase
- catheter directed infusion to dissolve blood clots.
- This dissolving of clots is a relatively lengthy process and is extremely expensive.
- the process poses significant risks to the patient, the most serious of these being the precipitation of bleeding elsewhere in the body.
- the snare may be extended out of the catheter's distal end in an axial direction so that it may capture a kidney stone.
- the catheter has an elastomeric structure on its distal end which is inverted on itself as the kidney stone is drawn axially into the lumen of the catheter.
- the snare features an elongated tube through which a laser fiber passes. This allows the kidney stone to be disintegrated as it is held within the catheter.
- a disadvantage of this device is that it features a profile that would preclude introduction into the vascular system.
- the elastomeric structure on the distal end of the catheter has undesirable consequences, as will be discussed below.
- U.S. Patent No. 5,092,839 to Kipperman discloses a method and apparatus for removing thrombus and plaque from a coronary artery.
- the apparatus features a balloon catheter disposed through the lumen of a guide catheter.
- the guide catheter features an expandable distal tip.
- the balloon is inflated to expand the distal tip of the guide catheter.
- the balloon is then deflated and the distal tip of the guide catheter retains its expanded shape.
- the balloon catheter is then extended out from the distal tip and beyond the occluded portion of the artery and is once again inflated.
- SUBSTITUTE SHEET (RULE 25) accordion-like fashion when an object is brought up forcefully against their orifices. Furthermore, due to their deformability, such sheaths and catheters may be peeled back during introduction through the skin or while entering the target structure. This could render the device useless and may possibly result in damage to the skin or target structure.
- a catheter which may be in the form of a typical catheter, a guide catheter or an introducer sheath, and a method of use by which a variety of undesirable materials may be removed from tubular structures within the human body.
- the present invention is directed to an expandable lumen device for retrieving material from tubular structures within the human body.
- the device is particularly useful for retrieving material that normally would be too large for the opening of a typical catheter or sheath.
- the device may take the
- SUBSTITUTE SHEET (RULE 25) form of a catheter, sheath or the like. It features a cylindrical body defining a central lumen with a distal opening. The proximal portion of the body features a solid wall while the wall of the distal portion is divided into a plurality of flexible members.
- An inflatable cuff is attached to the interior surfaces of the flexible members near the distal opening of the lumen.
- An elastic sleeve surrounds the flexible members so that they are drawn together when the cuffis deflated. The elastic sleeve also prevents the escape of material between the flexible members when the cuffis inflated.
- a cuff inflation tube is in fluid communication with the inflatable cuff and is secured to the interior surface of one of the flexible members and runs longitudinally through the central lumen. The proximal end of the cuff inflation tube is in communication with a side port which in turn is in communication with a syringe. Manipulation of the syringe causes the cuff to inflate.
- a guide wire is introduced into a tubular structure of the human body.
- the device with a central dilator in its lumen, is guided via the guide wire through the tubular structure to the location of the material to be removed Once the device is in position, the central dilator is removed
- the cuff is then inflated so as to enlarge the distal opening of the lumen to a size that is compatible with the material.
- a balloon catheter or snare is then fed through the lumen and is used to push or pull the material into the central lumen of the device. Once the material is captured within the device, the cuff is deflated so that the distal opening of the lumen contracts.
- Figs. 1 A and IB show perspective partial sectional views of a catheter that is an embodiment of the present invention with its cuff in deflated and inflated states, respectively;
- Figs. 2A and 2B show end axial views of the distal end of the catheter of Figs. 1A and IB, respectively;
- Figs. 3 A through 3E show partial sectional perspective views of the catheter of Figs. 1 A and
- IB being used in accordance with the method of the present invention to remove a blood clot from a blood vessel.
- a catheter that is an embodiment of the present invention is shown.
- catheter cylindrical body 9 features Luer Lock hub 10 mounted on its proximal end 11 and a central lumen 12 through which a guide wire and other devices may be passed.
- the proximal portion 21 of catheter body 9 is fixed so as to provide rigidity.
- Catheter body 9 is preferably constructed of either a plastic polymer or a metallic substance.
- the catheter body 9 divides into flexible members 23 that, in their unexpanded state, as shown in Fig. 1 A maintain the same cylindrical shape as proximal portion 21 over the remaining length of the catheter body 9
- the distal portion of catheter body 9 may involve as few as two and as many as eight flexible members 23.
- the flexible members 23 provide a measure of rigidity to the
- SUBSTITUTE SHEET (RULE 25) distal portion of the catheter body while at the same time allowing radial expansion.
- Distal tip 25 features an inflatable cuff 26 attached about the circumference of the interior surface of members 23.
- Cuff 26 may be attached by bonding using biologically inert adhesives or a loop formed in the material of the flexible members 23.
- Cuff26 is preferably composed of a slightly elastic plastic polymer which is biologically inert and expands to a predictable degree under inflation pressure. Plastics such as polyurethane may be used for this purpose.
- the walls of inflatable cuff26 are thin, so as to minimize added thickness to the profile of lumen 12.
- a cuffinflation tube 28 provides a dedicated inflation lumen 29 that is in fluid communication with cuff26.
- Cuffinflation tube 28 is connected to the interior surface of one of the members 23 so as to run longitudinally through lumen 12.
- a side port 30 is connected to the proximal portion 21 of catheter body 9 and communicates with the proximal end of cuff inflation tube 28.
- a syringe 32 connects to side port 30 via a Luer Lock hub 34.
- Inflation of cuff 26 is accomplished by the injection of fluid, most appropriately one containing a radiopaque contrast, through cuffinflation tube 28 via syringe 23. The inflation of cuff 26 with liquid containing radiopaque contrast allows for easier positioning of the catheter during an interventional radiological procedure.
- catheter body 9 is shown with the distal end of the lumen opening 35 in an expanded state.
- the diameter of expanded opening 35 is chosen depending upon the size of the tubular structure of the human body within which the catheter is placed. Opening 35 may be expanded with the intent of engaging the interior of the wall of the tubular structure so as to create a circumferential occlusive seal therein. However, in situations in which flow through the tubular structure cannot be completely interrupted, as, for example, in a main artery, the expanded diameter may be chosen so as to create an enlarged orifice, but without circumferential contact with the interior of the wall of the tubular structure. Flow may then continue around opening 35.
- catheter body 9 As shown in Figs. 2A and 2B, encircling the entirety of catheter body 9 is an elastomeric
- SUBSTITUTE SHEET (RULE 25) membrane sleeve 40 (omitted for clarity in Figs. 1A and IB), affixed to the outer surface of the catheter body members 23.
- the elastomeric membrane sleeve 40 serves two main purposes. First, the membrane, by its elastic nature, contracts the members 23 so that the distal portion of catheter body 9 resumes its original shape after cuff 26 has been deflated. Secondly, since inflation of cuff 26 forces the flexible members 23 away from one another, thus creating substantial space between them, the ability of the catheter to accept and trap material is compromised in the absence of a membrane which spans these members. Elastic membrane sleeve 40 thus maintains a continuous wall about lumen 12 through which material drawn thereinto may pass to the exit port 42.
- Figs. 3 A through 3E show the catheter being used in accordance with the method of the invention to remove a blood clot from a vessel. It is to be understood that use of the device in a blood vessel to remove a blood clot is presented as an example only and that the catheter and method of the present invention may be used to remove a variety of undesirable materials from a number of different tubular structures in the human body. The latter includes, but is not limited to, tubular structures of the biliary, excretory and vascular systems.
- a guide wire 44 has been inserted into the blood vessel 46.
- catheter body 9 is introduced into blood vessel 46 with a central dilator 50 disposed ahead of the catheter.
- catheter body 9 may be partially withdrawn if desired. However, it should never be advanced without central dilator 50 in place for the reason mentioned above.
- cuff 26 is inflated so that the distal end 25 of catheter body 9 is able to accommodate clot 52.
- a balloon catheter 60 is then passed, in a deflated condition, along guide
- Such balloon catheters are well known in the art.
- Fig. 3D once the balloon portion 62 of balloon catheter 60 has passed through clot 52, it is inflated via methods well known in the art. After the balloon portion 62 is inflated, as shown in Fig. 3E, the clot is pulled into catheter body 9 with expanded distal end 25 providing proper clearance. With clot 52 captured within catheter body 9, cuff 26 is deflated so that the distal end 25 contracts back towards its original size and shape. This results in clot 52 being compacted by the interior surfaces of members 23 as they are pulled radially inwards by elastomeric membrane sleeve 40. During this stage, the balloon portion 62 of balloon catheter 60 is also permitted to deflate. With distal tip 25 contracted back to approximately its original size and shape, and clot 52 compacted within the catheter body 9, the unit may be easily removed from the vessel of the patient.
- the balloon catheter 60 may be used to pull clot 52 through the remaining portion of catheter body 9, including proximal end 21, through lumen 12 and out exit port 42 (see Figs. 1 A and IB). In this manner, clots are removed from the vessel and body without necessitating reinsertion of catheter body 9 should retrieval of additional clots be desirable. While a balloon catheter 60 has been used in the example presented in Figs. 3 A through 3E, a snare or other retrieving device may be used as an alternative. This would be necessary, for example, in situations wherein the undesirable material to be removed is not penetrable.
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